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Flash memory market to fall, forecast says

Dong Ngo | Nov 03, 2008

This USB drive is made of solid gold, but its golden age is over.
(Credit: Super Talent Technology)

With all the buzz about solid-state drives that Intel, Super Talent Technology, and other companies have been making, I am a little surprised to learn that the NAND flash-memory market--once one of the fastest-growing segments of the global semiconductor industry--is actually facing a historic downturn.

According to a forecast released on Friday by iSuppi, a technology research and advisory-services provider, the NAND-type flash-memory market has been stricken by weakening consumer spending, causing revenue to decline in 2008. Revenue is expected to decline in 2009, also.

In 2007, total worldwide revenue of the market was US$13.9 billion; in 2008, this number is estimated to be around US$12 billion--down by 14 percent. The forecast predicts that in 2009 the revenue will decline by another 15 percent.

The NAND market is being impacted by several factors. The biggest challenge is the sale of products that use NAND flash memory, inducing personal media players, flash-memory storage cards and USB flash drives. These products account for almost 80 percent of total NAND chip demand and are sold mostly in retail stores, where prices are continuously slashed due to the downturn in the global economy.
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IT pays the price for your fun at work

Elinor Mills | Nov 02, 2008

FaceTime's survey found that personal email is the most popular non-work Internet activity for corporate workers, followed by Web surfing, banking, and shopping. (Credit: FaceTime Communications)

It's clear that the line between work and play is blurring. Many people check work email accounts in their off hours as much as they check their personal email accounts. And who isn't occasionally distracted by something on Facebook or YouTube during the work day?

Security specialist FaceTime Communications commissioned a survey of nearly 530 IT managers and end users to find out exactly how people are using the Internet at work and what impact those activities have on their IT departments.
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Living room surfing made way more geeky

Eric Franklin | Nov 01, 2008

Marketing-wise, it's not very surprising that the arm resembles aliens from War of the Worlds.

With the World of Warcraft expansion Wrath of the Lich King being released in a couple of weeks, I'll probably be spending a lot more time in front of my computer, getting less sleep and probably gaining a couple of extra pounds. I'm sure I'm not the only one in this situation, which is why for the sake of significant others everywhere, I've made the decision to talk about the following product with a great deal of trepidation.

Available starting at US$150, the Easy Chair Mount allows those of us who just can't pull ourselves away from our computers to not have to. The mount allows you to indirectly attach an LCD to a couch or chair by hooking it to a metal arm. The arm then attaches to a base that is inserted under the legs of the chair or couch.

According to the maker, features of the mount include:
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